KT investment Inc.
Corporate VCSeoul · Pre-Seed–Series B
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Investment thesis
KT Investment backs early-stage startups from Pre-A through Series B that pursue digital transformation, AI and automation, and hyper-growth. It seeks founders with ambition, persistence, deep domain expertise, and strong technical capability. Target teams create new markets and reshape existing industries via new digital technology, use differentiated data and technical skill to automate work humans previously performed and deliver greater customer value, or demonstrate strong growth potential by rapidly acquiring customers with differentiated products in fast-growing markets. The firm operates under Korea's specialized credit finance law as a new technology business finance company.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 17, 2026.
What they invest in
from 50 of 160 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×25Media & Entertainment ×10SaaS ×10Consumer ×8Deep Tech ×8Enterprise Software ×8Hardware ×8Data & Infrastructure ×6
HQs:South Korea×31United States×11Hong Kong×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×142 founders×23 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Seoul National University ×6Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ×5Stanford University ×5University of California, Berkeley ×4Seoul Science High School ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Engineering ×8Mathematics & Statistics ×3Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 21 founders with career history
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ×2Oracle ×2Samsung Electronics ×2Seoul National University ×2SoundHound ×2
12 founders hold a PhD (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 160 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12023 · 12021 · 52019 · 18 dated
Cognex designs and sells hardware and software systems that use machine vision and artificial intelligence to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks such as inspection, measurement, and barcode reading, serving customers across logistics, packaging, consumer electronics, automotive, and semiconductor industries.
Robert Shillman(Founder)inMatthew Moschner(President and Chief Executive Officer)Dennis S. Fehr(Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer)inSheila M. DiPalma(Chief Culture Officer and Executive Vice President of Employee Services)in
SoundHound AI develops a voice AI platform that enables conversational interactions with products, services, and applications across industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSanta Clara, US
Keyvan Mohajer(Co-Founder & CEO)inMajid Emami(Executive Officer)inJames Hom(Executive Officer, Director)inNitesh Sharan(Executive Officer)inTimothy Stonehocker(Executive Officer)Michael Zagorsek(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsArrowshare VenturesBuildGroupFelicis VenturesHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyKensington Capital Partners LimitedSamsung Catalyst Fund+7 more
Humelo develops voice AI technology including high-quality voice cloning from short audio samples, emotional text-to-speech (DIVE TTS), speech synthesis, and voice conversion.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsFuturePlay
Neuromeka designs and manufactures collaborative robots (cobots) such as its "Indy" line, high-speed delta robots ("LASER" series), and core robot components, and is developing humanoid platforms and AI models for intelligent automation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Jonghoon Park(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsISU Venture CapitalKolon Investment, Inc.
4DReplay produces multi-view and bullet-time instant replay video for live TV broadcasts, and offers an interactive OTT web platform (4Dist) where viewers can rotate and replay action from any angle in the browser.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSports TechSan Francisco, US
Hong Su Jung(Mr. Jung is a founder.)Kibum Kimin
BoardNobutake Suzuki(Director)Chang Hyun Lee(Director)Sang Yun Lee(Director)Henry E Chon(Director)
Co-investorsIMM Investment JapanKDDI Open Innovation Fund
Acloset is an AI-powered fashion app that digitizes users' wardrobes to help them organize clothes, rediscover items they own, and generate outfit suggestions.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsLaguna Investment
Algorithm Labs builds AI Canvas, a no-code AI agent builder that analyzes recorded videos of repetitive work tasks to automatically generate workflow blueprints (SSP and Data Ontology) and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
AMTEL develops M2M modules and automotive components including telematics terminals, navigation units, and in-vehicle electronics that support wireless connectivity from 3G to 5G.
HardwareIoTMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsGwacheon, KR
B GARAGE builds autonomous drones powered by computer vision that count and digitalize warehouse inventory in near real time, offered through a Robot-as-a-Service subscription model.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Jose, US
Aiden Kim(Founder)in
Co-investorsIMM Investment JapanKakao VenturesLB InvestmentZ Venture Capital
Bear Robotics builds autonomous mobile robots for hospitality and logistics, including restaurant service robots (Servi) that deliver food and bus tables and warehouse AMRs (CARTI) for point-to-point transport and line-side replenishment.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsRedwood City, US
Jungwoo Ha(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Ha(CEO)inFangwei Li(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Co-investorsCleveland AvenueLotte VenturesVela PartnersIMM InvestmentSoftBank Group
BEPRO provides an integrated sports match analysis platform combining FIFA-qualified 4K panoramic cameras, event and optical tracking data analysis, and a collaboration space for editing and sharing footage.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
Co-investorsLB Investment
Same-day last-mile logistics service 'Dubal Hero'
CLASS 101 is an online learning platform offering video-based classes across creative and hobby topics.
Creator EconomyEdTechMedia & EntertainmentWilmington, US
Co-investorsImmeasurableGoodwater Capital
Medical point-of-care diagnostic device
Config builds data infrastructure and a robot foundation model (CFG-1) for general-purpose, two-handed (bimanual) robotic manipulation.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRoboticsSan Jose, US
Minjoon Seo(Executive Officer, Director)inHyungmok Son(Founder)inKimin Lee(Founder)inKeug Jae Bang(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsGS FuturesHillspring InvestmentKakao VenturesLG Technology VenturesMirae Asset Venture Investment
Cookat operates an online store selling ready-to-eat and frozen convenience foods, including microwaveable meals, snacks, and its own Cookat Made branded products.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationLB Investment
Enhans builds AI agents that run simulations based on business logic and dependency structures and then execute decisions across operational areas like dynamic pricing, supply chain, margin control, and sales and operations planning.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeoul, KR
Seunghyun Lee(Founder)in
American video game company behind Unreal Engine, Fortnite and the Epic Games Store, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.
Cary, US
Tim Sweeney(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Advaita Capitalalphabet angelsAltra VentureBitkraft Esports VenturesBLN Capital+31 more
Flykitt sells an all-in-one system of supplements, glasses, and a companion app that generates AI-personalized plans to prevent jet lag, travel inflammation, and fatigue.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Andrew Herr(Founder)inClayton Kim(CTO)in
Co-investorsBluestein VenturesChampion Hill VenturesStreamlined VenturesVery Serious VenturesAmity VenturesElysian Park Ventures+4 more
Fount is a Korean investment advisory company that provides an app-based service for personal asset management and investing.
FintechSaaSSeoul, KR
이종휘(대표 (CEO))
Co-investorsLB InvestmentKorea Development BankShinhan CapitalSmilegate Investment
Korean aesthetic-medicine platform, operated by Healing Paper, connecting users with clinics for treatment information and bookings.
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Kiwoom InvestmentDSC InvestmentIMM InvestmentIntervestKorea Investment Partners+2 more
GREEN VET provides diagnostic testing, health screening, and management services for companion animals, serving veterinarians and pet owners in South Korea.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSeoul, KR
Park Sun-young(CEO)
WalletOne (Hexlant) builds blockchain infrastructure and security solutions for digital asset custody and trading, including its Octet product for enterprise Web3.0 clients and the O-HI wallet for individual users.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintech
Henry Kang(Founder)in
Face recognition and tracking solution (acquired by Epic Games)
Burlingame, US
Jungwoon Park(Founder)in
Co-investorsPearl Abyss CapitalBRV Capital ManagementCrew CapitalMirae Asset Venture Investment
MathKing (수학대왕) is an AI-based self-directed math learning platform for students preparing for Korean college entrance exams (수능), offering personalized problem recommendations, concept lectures, hints and feedback, and performance analysis.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
INEEJI develops explainable AI solutions (Infinite Optimal Series) that predict and optimize industrial manufacturing processes for sectors such as steel, cement, glass, oil refining/petrochemicals, power generation, and smart cities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Co-investorsWe Ventures
Uisikju Company (Life Goes On) operates Laundrygo, a South Korean laundry service offering door-to-door pickup and delivery, smart unmanned laundromats (Laundry24), and B2B hotel and industrial laundry, all supported by proprietary smart-factory and IT technology.
Circular EconomyConsumerLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationHan River PartnersAltos VenturesKB SecuritiesKorea Development BankSamsung Venture Investment Corporation+1 more
Dongdaemun fashion B2B marketplace solution
Lunit develops AI-powered cancer diagnostics and biomarker analysis tools used by hospitals and biopharmaceutical companies.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Anthony Paek(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Groom InvestmentIMM Investment JapanKakao VenturesSBVA
LVIS provides a cloud-based EEG software platform that enables hospitals to access and collaborate on neurological diagnostic data from multiple EEG systems through a single vendor-agnostic interface, reducing reliance on proprietary local software and IT infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Machbase (Machbase Inc., formerly Infiniflux) develops a high-speed time-series database engine and solutions for collecting, storing, and analyzing real-time data in IoT applications such as smart cities and smart factories.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureIoTSeoul, KR
Andrew Kim(Founder)inBenedict H(Founder)in
Co-investorsKorea Investment PartnersSmilegate
Major9 (메이저나인) is a music-centered entertainment company that runs artist management and content production, with businesses spanning movies, global content, overseas artist concerts, media art exhibitions, and musicals.
ConsumerMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Park Seong-tae(CEO)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.We Ventures
MangoBoost builds full-stack AI infrastructure spanning DPUs, inference software, GPU servers and storage for agentic AI workloads.
Bellevue, US
Eriko Nurvitadhi(Founder)
Co-investorsBonAngels Venture PartnersKiwoom InvestmentPremier Partners
Mediquitous operates over 20 fashion and beauty brands and platforms across more than 10 countries globally, primarily in Korea and Japan.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSeoul, KR
Co-investorsFuturePlayLB Investment
Movandi develops millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, including chipsets, RF front ends, phased-array antenna modules, and beamforming software, to power 5G, fixed wireless, and satellite networks.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsIrvine, US
Maryam Rofougaran(CEO)inReza Rofougaran(CTO)inAhmadreza Rofougaran(Founder)inScott Alan Burri(Executive Officer)
BoardBobby Yazdani(Director)in
Co-investorsCota CapitalDnx VenturesSierra VenturesCelesta Capital
Content resource offering guidance on building and sustaining digital news operations for creators, app developers, publishers, and media teams, with a focus on the South Korean media landscape.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Onul-hoi (오늘회) is an online seafood retailer that sources fresh fish and seafood from coastal producers and ships it nationwide across South Korea, offering next-day delivery.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechBusan, KR
김재현(대표이사 (CEO))
Perigee is involved in space launch and propulsion technologies.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationColopl NextLB Investment
Phantom AI develops a modular, software-based autonomous driving stack, including deep learning computer vision (PhantomVision), sensor fusion (PhantomFusion), and vehicle control (PhantomDrive) for Euro NCAP-compliant ADAS and level 2/3 autonomy.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation
Chan Kyu Lee(Founder)inHyunggi Cho
Co-investorsMillennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value PartnersQuest Venture PartnersWe VenturesAndreessen HorowitzParadigm+1 more
Plask offers AI-based motion capture that generates body animation from a single camera source, along with AI-assisted cinematography and post-processing tools for producing 3D renders.
AI & Machine LearningGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsNaverSmilegate Investment
PortOne offers partner settlement automation for marketplace platforms and online businesses, handling calculation, payment, and tax invoice processing.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSeoul, KR
정영주(대표 (CEO))
Co-investorsConductive VenturesNycaNyca PartnersHashed
PYLER develops AI technology that analyzes video content to detect risks and identify opportunities at scale.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
Dongchan Park(Founder)in
Co-investorsHillspring Investment
Develops lateral flow assay (LFA) diagnostic test kits for urine-based and blood-based testing, offering a range of products across various test panels.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Sangwha is a creative technology company that develops robotic solutions and AI-powered content creation platforms for entertainment, F&B, and media industries.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareMedia & EntertainmentRobotics
Co-investorsIndustrial Bank of Korea
SecuLetter is a content security company that protects against malware and threats hidden in files and documents, serving public sector, financial, and defense customers.
CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise Software
Co-investorsIMM Investment Japan
Storelink is a Korean e-commerce marketing platform that analyzes large volumes of e-commerce data to help companies build data-driven sales strategies and optimize product listings.
Data & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing Tech
Co-investorsHana VenturesKorea Development BankShinhan Venture Investment
SuperKitchen (슈퍼키친) is a Korean prepared-side-dish (banchan) retailer offering ready-to-eat home meals, including basic side dishes, main dishes, and children's meals developed by nutritionists and chefs.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech
Co-investorsKiwoom InvestmentWe Ventures
Superb AI provides an industrial AI stack for vision and analytics applications across mobility, security, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Hyun Kim(Founder)inMoonsu Cha(Founder)inJonghyuk Lee(Founder)inJungkwon Lee(Founder)inHyundong Lee(Founder)in
BoardJinwoong Hwang(Director)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Duke Capital PartnersPremier PartnersSamsung NextY CombinatorKorea Development Bank+1 more
The Pinkfong Company creates family entertainment content and character IP, including brands such as Pinkfong, Baby Shark, and Bebefinn.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsGroom Investment
Twinny is a South Korean robotics company that develops autonomous mobile robot technology.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment Corporation
Stock portfolio management and community service 'Orrock'
Rating data-based movie recommendation service and OTT content platform
Seoul, KR
Taehoon Park(Founder)in
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Kakao VenturesKiwoom Investment
Wavice designs and mass-produces GaN RF semiconductor chips, packaged transistors, and modules, offering customized products from the chip level up to system-level applications.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductors
GREEN VET is a pet healthcare diagnostics and services company providing diagnostic testing, health screening, and veterinary care solutions to veterinarians in South Korea.
BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSeoul, KR
Park Soon-young(CEO)
Rebellions develops AI accelerator chips for running large language models; its Rebel100 is a chip using mixed-precision cores, predictive DMA, and UCIe-Advanced interconnect with HBM3E memory.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSeoul, KR
Sunghyun Park(Founder)in
Co-investorsBonAngels Venture PartnersDG Daiwa VenturesDunamu & PartnersKakao VenturesKindred VenturesKorelya Capital
MegazoneCloud is a digital transformation service provider offering cloud migration, AI and data, application/DevOps, contact center, and cybersecurity solutions, along with products for cloud cost management (Hyper Billing) and security (HALO).
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
Co-investorsHyundai Venture Investment Corporation
Adriel is a business intelligence platform that consolidates marketing and advertising data from 650+ sources into a single dashboard, enabling marketers to track cross-channel campaign performance, ROAS, and KPIs without manual data processing.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Sophie Soowon Eom(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrit Ventures
Yeolmae Company is Korea's first issuer of investment contract securities, offering fractional investment in artworks.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplaces
2bytes builds and operates an H5 game platform delivered via an in-app "Game Center" and SDK, covering platform development, game sourcing, localization, and live operations to increase user engagement and retention.
GamingSaaS
Co-investorsLaguna Investment
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Exits · 6
2 IPOs · 4 acquisitionsCognexNASDAQ: CGNXSoundHound AINASDAQ: SOUNPaymintacq. by Kakao PaySua Labacq. by Cognex번개장터acq. by Praxis Capital중앙제어acq. by Lotte Data Communication
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has KT investment Inc. made?
- KT investment Inc. has 160 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does KT investment Inc. invest at?
- KT investment Inc. invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does KT investment Inc. focus on?
- KT investment Inc. focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Semiconductors.
- Where is KT investment Inc. located?
- KT investment Inc. is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
- Who does KT investment Inc. co-invest with?
- KT investment Inc. most often shares deals with LB Investment, Aju IB Invesment Corporation, Atinum Investment Co. Ltd., among 88 tracked co-investors.
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